Criminal Code Act
12 Jan
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has urged the citizens to abide by the country's Criminal Code Act. The spokesman of the NPF, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday in a post on his official X account highlighted some sections of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. "Section 197 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Resisting…
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President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the government and the people of Enugu State following a tragic fuel tanker explosion on Saturday that claimed at least 18 lives and left several others injured. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. at the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. A fuel tanker carrying fuel lost control…
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